15 Jun photographic survey of barry byrne and alfonso iannelli’s st. francis xavier school (1916-1923)

June 15, 2022 in Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts, Miscellaneous by
st. francis xavier school (1916-23) designed by barry byrne with sculpture by alfonso iannelli. the winged corner angels and ornamental cornice (images at very bottom of post) were later removed and bricked over.

images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive unless otherwise noted. all rights reserved. 2022. 

period photos of school shortly after its completion, along with iannelli’s full-scale winged angel plaster maquettes at his studio in park ridge. courtesy of timothy j. samuelson. 



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